Agri Politics
Farmers are being subjected to “multiple layers of avoidable and unjustified taxation”, according to Independent TD for Offaly, Carol Nolan.
Agri-Business
There will not be a next generation of farmers if we fail to make the sector more viable and attractive to young people, a TD has warned.
Macra has described MEP Luke 'Ming' Flanagan's comments as "a wake-up call", after he said young people would be "insane" to enter farming.
An IFA delegation has met with officials from the Department of Agriculture on livestock welfare and traceability issues.
bTB
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has been urged to publish a Wicklow-specific deer/TB (bovine tuberculous) plan.
Environment
Minister Darragh O'Brien has said that €9,950,000 has been allocated so far this year for greenways in Co. Kerry.
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MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan has said that under current conditions, young people would be ‘insane’ to get involved in farming.
Irish MEPs Nina Carberry and Maria Walsh have set out their proposals for the post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) budget.
ICMSA has warned that the right funding is not secured in the next CAP, “everything afterwards is nearly meaningless”.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has called for Ireland to "stand its ground" in negotiations over the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon has been urged to "inject urgency and decisiveness" into CAP negotiations.
EU agri-sector organisations have called for the sector to be placed at the core of the bloc's new Competitiveness Fund.
MEP Ciaran Mullooly has challenged Minister Martin Heydon on country-of-origin labelling and food-safety concerns surrounding Brazilian beef.
An Irish MEP urged the EU Commission to assess the combined impact of the EU-Australia trade agreement and the UK-Australia trade agreement.
Drinking raw milk is "an informed decision that comes with a risk that people are aware of," Minister Martin Heydon has warned.
Dairy News
The ICMSA has claimed that average milk suppliers are "down thousands" in the first half of 2026, compared to last year.
The first meeting of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AgriFish) under the Irish EU presidency is taking place in Brussels today.
Data centres have been the subject of much heated debate in recent weeks, but are they of concern for farmers and rural communities?
MEP Ciaran Mullooly has challenged Taoiseach Micheál Martin to ensure Ireland’s EU Presidency...
A widely shared figure in the Dáil debate on hare coursing has been disputed Paul Murphy of People before Profit.
The EU Parliament is proposing taxing large technological companies operating within the bloc to contribute to better CAP funding.
